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verb (used with object)
1.
to face in hostility or defiance; oppose: The feuding factions confronted one another.
2.
to present for acknowledgment, contradiction, etc.; set face to face: They confronted him with evidence of his crime.
3.
to stand or come in front of; stand or meet facing: The two long-separated brothers confronted each other speechlessly.
4.
to be in one's way: the numerous obstacles that still confronted him.
5.
to bring together for examination or comparison.
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Confronted
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Word Origin & History
confront
1560s, "to stand in front of," from M.Fr. confronter, from M.L. confrontare "assign limits, adjoin," from L. com- "together" + frontem (nom. frons) "forehead." Sense of "to face in defiance or hostility" is c.1580.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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